Pennsylvania

By HunterWest
  • Penn's Woods

    Penn's Woods

    King Charles II owed the Penn family money so he gave them a large piece of land in America that was named Pennsylvania which means "Penn's Woods". The colony accepted everyone and focused on peace and harmony.
  • Importing Slaves

    Importing Slaves

    Pennsylvannia did not accept slavery and banned the importing of them.
  • Catholic Congregation

    Catholic Congregation

    The first catholic congregation was organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia.
  • First U.S. Library

    First U.S. Library

    Benjamin Franklin opened the first U.S. Library so that more than just the rich could enjoy books.
  • Liberty Bell

    Liberty Bell

    The liberty Bell was made to be rung to mark the reading of the Declaration of Independence.
  • Indepence Hall

    Indepence Hall

    The indepence hall was finished. It was where the Declaration of Independence was adopted and where the Constitution of the U.S. was debated, drafted, and signed.
  • Tea Ships

    Tea Ships

    Philadelphia refused entry to tea ships becasue of the taxes Britian was enforcing.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    The first continental congress was held in Pennsylvannia and all the colonies sent delagates (exept Georgia). There they decided that the king and Parliment needed to understand the problems the colonies where expeirencing.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    The second continental congress met where they managed the colonial war effort
  • Governed as a Proprietary Colony

    Governed as a Proprietary Colony

    Pennsylvannia was governed as a proprietary colony by William Penn.
  • Abolishing of Slavery

    Abolishing of Slavery

    Pennsylvannia was the first state to rid of slavery.
  • Capitol of U.S.

    Capitol of U.S.

    Philadelphia is the capitol of the U.S. while Washington D.C. was under constuction.
  • First Theatrical Film

    First Theatrical Film

    The first U.S. Theatrical Film was in Philadephia.
  • Liberty bell cracked

    Liberty bell cracked

    The liberty bell was cracked on the first test strike.
  • Chain Gang

    Chain Gang

    The first chain gang and earilest mummers club was formed.A chain gang is a group of convicts chained together while working outside the prison.
  • Fire in Pittsburg

    Fire in Pittsburg

    A fire in Pittsburg damages over 1,000 buildings.
  • Last Ring

    Last Ring

    The Liberty Bell was rung for the last time in honor of George Washington's birthday.
  • 15th President

    15th President

    James Buchanan becomes the 15th U.S. president.
  • Gettysburg

    Gettysburg

    It was fought by the Union and Confederate forces near Gettysburg during the american civil war.
  • Centinennial Exposition

    Centinennial Exposition

    The exposition was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Its also where many invetions and such things were shown like the telephone from Thomas Edison.
  • National strike

    National strike

    The first national strike over Pennsylvanian railroads broke out.
  • Hershey's Foods

    Hershey's Foods

    Milton Hershey fouded Hershey Foods which actually failed 6 times.
  • American Baseball League

    American Baseball League

    The american baseball league was founded by Ban Johnson.
  • First Radio Broadcast

    First Radio Broadcast

    The first radio broadcast in the U.S. from the KDKA was a big event for a lot of people.
  • Armored Car

    Armored Car

    The first armored car robbery was atempted in 1927.